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About the role
The Business Development team is looking for a Business Development Manager who is passionate about the power of Squarespace’s platform and products to help customers build their brand and their business. This is an opportunity to define and lead Squarespace's partnership strategy across two highly strategic growth areas: AI ecosystem and discoverability partnerships, and the Acuity Scheduling partner ecosystem.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of professional experience in partnerships, business development, strategy, or product management
- Experience developing and leading partnership strategies that influence product direction, market positioning, or long-term business growth across multiple functions
- Demonstrated expertise in SaaS partnerships and product integrations, ideally across scheduling, booking, ecommerce, productivity, or platform ecosystems
- Deep familiarity with AI ecosystems, including generative AI, AI-powered search, agentic workflows, and emerging platform technologies, with ability to translate market trends into strategic partnership opportunities
- Proven ability to lead highly complex, ambiguous initiatives with significant business impact and executive-level visibility
- Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders and build alignment across competing priorities
More about this role
The Business Development team is looking for a Business Development Manager who is passionate about the power of Squarespace’s platform and products to help customers build their brand and their business. This is an opportunity to define and lead Squarespace's partnership strategy across two highly strategic growth areas: AI ecosystem and discoverability partnerships, and the Acuity Scheduling partner ecosystem. This role will shape how Squarespace participates in emerging technology ecosystems, influence external platform roadmaps, and drive long-term business growth through strategic partnerships.
In addition to our product and finance teams, you will work cross-functionally with engineering, design, legal, marketing, and operations teams to drive product and business growth. You will report directly to the Associate Director of Business Development and can be based in New York, NY or remotely in an approved US state.
AI Discoverability Strategy
- Develop and lead Squarespace's long-term AI ecosystem partnership strategy, shaping how the company participates in and influences emerging AI discovery, search, commerce, and agent ecosystems.
- Influence product direction,...
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